The role of social capital in the labour market in China

Economics of Transition

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 389-414

  Knight, John ^a   Yueh, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Labour markets; Social capital; Social networks; Wages

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM; DATA SET; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INCOME; LABOR MARKET; MARKET TRANSITION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; WAGE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 45349094099     PISSN: 09670750     EISSN: 14680351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0351.2008.00329.x     Document Type: Article

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